Mass Tort News

There appears to be no shortage of advertising for testosterone products for men to relieve low sex drive and fatigue. But these products remain without any warning on the product labels despite a recent study that showed the risk of heart attack is doubled in men taking Low-T supplement products. The […]

Congratulations, Brenda! We’ve reprinted the article below. Reprinted with permission of Trial (March 2014) Copyright American Association for Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA®) Gender equity in the law March 2014, Volume 50, No. 3 Sidebar: Brenda Fulmer: Working hard and staying true  Courtney L. Davenport When […]

In 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court in Wyeth v. Levine held that brand-name drug manufacturers are responsible for their warning labels and may be liable for not adding additional warnings when new risks are discovered. However, in 2011, the Supreme Court held that failure-to-warn claims brought against generic drug makers […]

The boy was just 10-years-old and he wanted a male rat to join his female pet rat. Petco was the nearest pet store and grandma bought the rat companion. But when Aiden Pankey got the rat home, it bit him. Aidan died June 12, 2013 from a bacterial infection, allegedly from the […]

Even if you eventually win, being involved in transvaginal mesh litigation is an expensive proposition, so Endo Health Solutions has put aside at least $520 million to prepare for any outcome. Endo purchased American Medical Systems (AMS) in 2011 for $2.9 billion and in doing so acquired the AMS product […]

Paxil (paroxetine) is a drug widely prescribed to treat depression. In women fighting breast cancer it is not uncommon to be prescribed Paxil. The newest research should cause health practitioners to give that practice a second thought. A team of California researchers developed a drug screening method which they applied […]

The evidence seemed overwhelming. The transvaginal tape (TVT made by Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson) had caused a foreign body reaction inside Carolyn Lewis of Texas, the woman suing the healthcare giant. Her trial began February 10 and was the first federal case to be heard against Johnson […]

The common wisdom is that all drugs deliver a side effect as they deliver relief. The assumption has been that over-the-counter medications (OTC), used by millions of Americans, deliver fewer side effects – but that may not be true. Medications such as Aleve and Advil are getting a second review by […]

Merck & Co has reportedly agreed to pay $100 million to settle thousands of product liability cases filed by women injured by the NuvaRing contraceptive medical device. The agreement will provide an average benefit of $58,000 to those who suffered deep vein thrombosis (blood clots), pulmonary embolism from a blood […]

A simple hernia repair surgery. Most doctors sell it as a walk in the park depending on the hernia and certainly the standard of care is to use surgical mesh. But a new study from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) finds the simple surgery for ventral hernia repair can […]